- Internet
- nounADJECTIVE▪ wireless▪ broadband, high-speed▪ cableVERB + INTERNET▪ access, go on, navigate, use▪
She went on the Internet to check air fares.
▪ browse, surf▪He likes watching movies, reading, and surfing the Internet.
▪ comb, scan, scour, search▪They began scouring the Internet for information about his condition.
▪ censor, regulate▪Attempts to regulate the Internet are usually doomed to failure.
INTERNET + NOUN▪ site, website▪ gateway, portal▪ bulletin board, chat room▪ ad, magazine, radio▪ auction, broadcast, link▪Thousands logged on to view the live Internet broadcast of the concert.
▪The auction was held in Paris with an Internet link to New York.
▪ chat▪She often talks to fans via live Internet chats.
▪ cafe▪You can check your email at the Internet cafe in the town.
▪ address, domain▪Registering an Internet domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company.
▪ access, usage, use▪unlimited/unmetered Internet access
▪ search▪A quick Internet search will give you dozens of possible destinations.
▪ connection▪a broadband/high-speed Internet connection
▪ connectivity▪the challenges of providing Internet connectivity to rural communities
▪ browser, search engine▪ provider, service provider (abbreviated to ISP)▪ customer, surfer, user▪ traffic▪the laying of fast networks to carry Internet traffic
▪ brand, group▪ services▪ arm (esp. BrE), division, operation (BrE)▪the bank's Internet arm
▪ entrepreneur▪ analyst, expert▪ banking, betting, dating, gambling, porn (informal), pornography, shopping, telephony▪ advertising, commerce, marketing▪ bank, business, company, firm, retailer, start-up, venture▪ industry, sector▪ fraud▪ security▪ economy▪ file▪software for downloading Internet files
▪ image▪ software▪ appliance, infrastructure, server▪ protocol, technology▪ age▪issues facing the music industry in the Internet age
▪ boom, bubble, revolution▪Many of the sites launched at the peak of the Internet boom have now disappeared.
PREPOSITION▪ on the Internet▪More and more people are shopping on the Internet.
▪ over the Internet▪It is possible to earn a degree over the Internet.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
